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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1401 H STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 1200 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 20128-12
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6. House ID# 311170000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Dean R. Sackett III, Chief Government Affairs Officer |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2013 SEC Appropriations
FY 2013 CFTC Appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tonnie |
Wybensinger |
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Dean |
Sacett |
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Don |
Auerbach |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 913 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (Rockefeller)
S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy Notification Act of 2011 (Leahey)
S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (Pryor)
S. 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (Feinstein)
S. 1434 Data Security Act of 2011 (Casper)
S. 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (Blumenthal)
S. 1615 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act (Shelby)
S. 1650 Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 (Crapo)
S. 1831 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act (Thune)
S. 1834 Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011 (Corker)
S. 1835 United States Covered Bond Act (Hagan)
S. 2038 STOCK Act (Lieberman)
S. 2101 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 (Johnson)
S. 2223 Delay Implementation of Date of Volker Rule Provisions (Crapo)
Use of Commodities by Mutual Funds (Levin)
Exchange-Traded Funds
H.R. 940 United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 (Garrett)
H.R. 1182 GSE Bailout Elimination and taxpayer Protection Act (Hensarling)
H.R. 1539 Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 (Stivers)
H.R. 1573 Delay Implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Act (Lucas)
H.R. 1838 Repeal DFA Provision prohibiting assistance to swap dealers or participants (Hayworth)
H.R. 1840 Consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its regulations (Conaway)
H.R. 1589 Housing Finance Reform Act of 20111 (Campbell)
H.R. 2308 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Garrett)
H.R. 2483 Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 (Grimm)
H.R. 2577 Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (Bono Mack)
H.R. 2586 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act (Garrett)
H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm)
H.R. 2779 To exempt inter-affo;oate swaps from Dodd-Frank Act (Stivers)
H.R. 2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators (McCarthy)
H.R. 3045 JOBS Act (Fincher)
H.R. 3644 Private Mortgage Narket Investment Act (Garrett)
Draft SEC Modernization Act (Bachus)
Draft Investment Advisor Oversight Act of 2011 (Bachus)
CFTC Rule 4.5
Money Market Mutual Funds
Volcker Rule
Mandatory Auditory Firm Rotation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tonnie |
Wybensinger |
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Dean |
Sackett |
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Don |
Auerbach |
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Peter |
Gunas |
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Allen |
Huffman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 267 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (Bingaman)
S. 1121 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (Kohl)
H.R. 677 Lifetime Income Disclosure Act (Holt)
H.R. 3287 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401 (k) Savings Act of 2011 (Johnson)
H.R. 4049 Automatic IRA Act of 2012 (Neal)
H.R. 4050 Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012 (Neal)
H. Con. Res 101 Sense of Congresss on Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings (Gerlach/Neal)
E-Delivery
DOL Fiduciary Definition
Target Date Funds
401 (k) Fee Disclosure
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tonnie |
Wybensinger |
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Dean |
Sackett |
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Don |
Auerbach |
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Peter |
Gunas |
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Allen |
Huffman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1346 Stop Tax Abuse Act (Levin)
S. 1647 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act (Crapo)
S. 1787 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act (Harkin)
S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Highway bill - Boxer)
S. 2033 Closing the Deriviatives Blended Rate Loophole Act (Levin)
S. 2075 CUT Loopholes Act (Levin)
H.R. 567 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act (Nunes)
H.R. 2669 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (Doggett)
H.R. 3091 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certatinty Act (Roskam)
HR. 3313 Wall Street Trading and Speculators Act (DeFazio)
Tax Extenders
Annual Defferal Limits for Retirement Plans
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
International Regulated Investment Company (Bachus)
Tax Examption for Mutual Bonds
Tax Treatment of Financial Products/ETN's
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tonnie |
Wybensinger |
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Dean |
Sackett |
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Don |
Auerbach |
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Peter |
Gunas |
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Allen |
Huffman |
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Keith |
Lawson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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